Moving to Canton, MS. Seeking advice.

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to receive some help and encouragement. I received a job offer I couldn't refuse at a company that would require me to move to Canton. I am a Hispanic male with a white wife. I have heard several concerning things about MS for people like me. This is not to say I have confidence that there are genuinely good people who live here, and please forgive my ignorance about this topic. I can only go off of what I know from the history with MS and the thing I have heard.

My fellow poc/latino/a/x friends, where would you recommend I find accommodations for the foreseeable future? We are willing to live 30 minutes away from the city. Any apartment complexes or parts of town you feel comfortable in? Any I should avoid? I would love to be able to take my wife out to dinner or make friends with good people, I am just very nervous about what our lives will look like, as we are coming from a somewhat "progressive" city. Any advice is greatly appreciated, and I humbly request you be kind in answering. Thank you.